KEEPING YOUR BUSINESS SUSTAINABLE
Community-based sustainability is a key strategy in developing flourishing eco-conscious businesses. At The Chamber, it is important for us to collaborate with local businesses and their eco-conscious initiatives. Which is why in 2022, we partnered with Efficiency Manitoba to help connect our members with more sustainable ways to do business.
How can you leverage the power of sustainability with your business?
- Navigate Efficiency Manitoba programs and applicable grants for energy efficient upgrades and retrofits
- Locate our Sustainability Spotlight archive
- Contact our Energy & Climate Advocate, Casey Clair, for further help regarding Efficiency Manitoba programs or to be in our next Sustainability Spotlight
At The Chamber, we understand that a thriving business community is based around sustainable development.
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
– United Nations, Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development
In 2015, the United Nations released 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals are a call to action between countries to work towards improving health, education, poverty, clean and affordable energy, sustainable cities and communities, climate action, among many other core development areas. The overall intent of the SDGs is to foster peace and prosperity for all global citizens and to do so in a sustainable matter. Find out more information on the Sustainable Development Goals from the United Nation website. The SDGs related to energy & the environment and how The Chamber acts on them:
#11: Sustainable Cities and Communities:
“Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” By working together towards making our cities and communities more sustainable and resilient to climate change we can accomplish Sustainable Development Goal 11. The Chamber supports and encourages inclusivity and safety through our CODE initiative. Also, The Chamber has acquired an Energy and Climate Advocate, Casey Clair, to promote sustainable and resilient building development and energy efficiency through Efficiency Manitoba.
#12: Responsible Consumption and Production:
“Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.” There are many opportunities for a sustainable circular economy due to the variety of businesses and non-profits that are members of The Winnipeg Chamber. A circular economy means minimizing waste by giving new purpose to refurbished or repurposed materials. Instead of the economy working in a linear fashion as it currently does, where we input materials and expel waste, a circular economy puts value on waste material so that everything contributes back to the economy.
#13: Climate Action:
“Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.”
The Chamber’s energy and climate advocate, Casey Clair, has recently joined the Climate Action and Resilience Committee (CARC) as a citizen member. One of the committee’s duties is to advise the Mayor and Council on climate change issues and another is to update and implement the City of Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan.
